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Air Mobility Command
Air Mobility Command
	; Air Mobility Command emblem
Active	June 1, 1992 – Present
Country	United States
Branch	United States Air Force
Type	Major Command
Garrison/HQ	Scott Air Force Base, Illinois
Nickname	AMC
Motto	Unrivaled Global Reach for America...Always!
Commanders
Current; commander	General Raymond E. Johns, Jr.

Air Mobility Command (AMC) is a Major Command (MAJCOM) of the U.S. Air Force. AMC is headquartered at Scott AFB, Illinois, east of St. Louis.^[1]

The commander of AMC is General Raymond E. Johns, Jr., with Lt. Gen. Vern M. "Rusty" Findley II as Vice-commander, and Chief Master Sergeant Joseph E. Barron as Command Chief Master Sergeant.

[edit] Mission

Air Mobility Command's mission is to provide global air mobility. The command also plays a crucial role in providing humanitarian support at home and around the world. AMC Airmen--active duty, Air National Guard, Air Force Reserve and Civil Reserve Air Fleet - provide airlift and aerial refueling for all of America's armed forces. Many special duty and operational support aircraft and stateside aeromedical evacuation missions are also assigned to AMC.

U.S. forces must be able to provide a rapid, tailored response with a capability to intervene against a well-equipped foe, hit hard and terminate quickly. Rapid global mobility lies at the heart of U.S. strategy in this environment--without the capability to project forces, there is no conventional deterrent. As U.S. forces stationed overseas continue to decline, global interests remain, making the unique capabilities only AMC can provide even more in demand.

Air Mobility Command also has the mission of establishing bare air bases in contingencies. To accomplish this mission, AMC established two Contingency Response Wings, and operates the Eagle Flag exercise.^[1]

[edit] Overview

Air Mobility Command was activated in June 1992 primarily from the transport assets of the inactivated Military Airlift Command (MAC). It later acquired the aerial refueling assets of the inactivated Strategic Air Command (SAC).

AMC is the Air Force component of United States Transportation Command, and provides airlift, special missions, aerial refueling, and aeromedical evacuation for U.S. troops. It also provides alert aerial refueling aircraft to the United States Strategic Command, and is a provider of theater airlift, aerial refueling, and aeromedical evacuation forces to regional Unified Commands. AMC also operates VIP flights such as Air Force One.

Aircraft assets of the command include: C-17 Globemaster III, C-5 Galaxy, C-130 Hercules, KC-135 Stratotanker, and KC-10 Extender. Additional long-range airlift aircraft are available during national emergencies through the Civil Reserve Air Fleet, a fleet of commercial aircraft committed to support the transportation of military forces and material in times of crisis.

[edit] AMC Wings and Groups

The Air Mobility Command consists of the following units:^[2]

Air Mobility Wings

6th Air Mobility Wing at MacDill Air Force Base, Florida

60th Air Mobility Wing at Travis AFB, California

305th Air Mobility Wing at McGuire AFB, New Jersey

375th Air Mobility Wing at Scott AFB, Illinois

Airlift Wings and Groups

19th Airlift Wing at Little Rock AFB, Arkansas

43d Airlift Wing at Pope AFB, North Carolina

62nd Airlift Wing at McChord AFB, Washington

89th Airlift Wing at Andrews AFB, Maryland

436th Airlift Wing at Dover AFB, Delaware

437th Airlift Wing at Charleston AFB, South Carolina

317th Airlift Group at Dyess AFB, Texas

463d Airlift Group at Little Rock AFB, Arkansas

Bands

USAF Band of Mid-America

USAF Band of the Golden West

Tanker Wings and Groups

22d Air Refueling Wing at McConnell AFB, Kansas

92d Air Refueling Wing at Fairchild AFB, Washington

319th Air Refueling Wing at Grand Forks AFB, North Dakota

Other AMC Organizations

Eighteenth Air Force

15th Expeditionary Mobility Task Force

515th Air Mobility Operations Wing

615th Contingency Response Wing

21st Expeditionary Mobility Task Force

521st Air Mobility Operations Wing

621st Contingency Response Wing

618th Tanker Airlift Control Center

United States Air Force Expeditionary Center

Fourth Air Force (Air Force Reserve units)

Twenty-Second Air Force (Air Force Reserve units)

Civil Reserve Air Fleet

In addition to these active-duty and Air Force Reserve Command units, numerous Air National Guard Air Refueling Wings (ARW) and Airlift Wings (AW), equipped with C-5, KC-135 and C-130 aircraft are part of AMC. These units exercise frequently and are activated to federal service and deployed as part of AMC in Air Expeditionary Groups and Wings as directed by HQ AMC.

[edit] History

[edit] Lineage

Established as Air Mobility Command, and activated, on July 1, 1992.

[edit] Assignments

Headquarters, United States Air Force, July 1, 1992 – Present

[edit] Stations

Scott Air Force Base, Illinois, June 1, 1992 – Present

[edit] Major Components

Air Forces

Fifteenth, June 1, 1992 – October 1, 2003

Redesignated: 15th Expeditionary Mobility Task Force, October 1, 2003 – Present

Eighteenth, October 1, 2003 – Present
Twenty-First, June 1, 1992 – October 1, 2003; October 1, 2003 – Present

Redesignated: 21st Expeditionary Mobility Task Force, October 1, 2003 – Present

Twenty-Second Air Force, June 1, 1992 – July 1, 1993.

Centers

Air Mobility Command Tanker Airlift Control, June 1, 1992 – October 1, 2003
USAF Air Mobility School (later, Air Mobility Warfare Center), June 1, 1992 – October 1, 2003

Services

Air Combat Camera, June 1, 1992 – October 1, 1994
Air Rescue, June 1, 1992 – February 1, 1993
Defense Courier, October 15, 1998 – October 1, 2004.

source for lineage, assignments, stations, components^[3]

[edit] Operational History

Air Mobility Command was established on June 1, 1992. It was formed from elements of the inactivated Military Airlift Command (MAC) and Strategic Air Command (SAC). AMC melded a worldwide airlift system (MAC) with a tanker force (SAC) that had been freed from its commitments by the collapse of the Soviet Union.^[1]

AMC has undergone considerable change since its establishment. Focusing on the core mission of strategic air mobility, the command divested itself of infrastructure and forces not directly related to Global Reach. The Air Rescue Service, intratheater aeromedical airlift forces based overseas and much of the operational support airlift fleet were transferred to other commands. However, KC-10 Extender and most KC-135 Stratotanker air refueling aircraft initially assigned to Air Combat Command were transferred to AMC, along with Grand Forks AFB, McConnell AFB and Fairchild AFB.^[1]

As a result of the Global War on Terrorism, on October 1, 2003, AMC underwent a major restructuring, bringing a war fighting role to its numbered air force. AMC reactivated Eighteenth Air Force (18 AF) and established it as its main war fighting force. As subordinate components of 18 AF, AMC redesignated its two former numbered air forces as Expeditionary Mobility Task Forces (EMTF). Fifteenth Air Force was redesignated as the 15th Expeditionary Mobility Task Force, headquartered at Travis AFB, and Twenty-First Air Force was redesignated as the 21st Expeditionary Mobility Task Force (21 EMTF), headquartered at McGuire AFB.^[1]

AMC's ability to provide global reach is tested daily. From providing fuel, supplies and aeromedical support to troops on the frontline of the Global War on Terrorism, to providing humanitarian supplies to hurricane, flood, and earthquake victims both at home and abroad, AMC has been engaged in almost nonstop operations since its inception. Command tankers and airlifters have supported peacekeeping and humanitarian efforts in Afghanistan, Bosnia, Iraq, Cambodia, Somalia, Rwanda and Haiti, and continue to play a vital role in the ongoing Global War on Terrorism. The USAF believes that air mobility is a national asset of growing importance for responding to emergencies and protecting national interests around the globe.^[1]